Since then the US-backed Afghan government has collapsed. The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul a week ago.
GoFundMe is also reviewing every fundraiser to Afghanistan to ensure compliance with the law and financial regulations to protect both organizers and donors, a spokesperson told Insider. "What I can say is that we're in very encouraging spots with multiple countries who are willing to offer their grace to these people who desperately need it." "The Times article is primarily based off of the assumption that the only country we're working with is the United States," Marcus said. "If these people do not get rescued as soon as possible, neither they nor their families will make it through the month," the fundraiser said. Such individuals include Afghan men and women who have worked as humanitarian rights lawyers, LGBTQ activists, journalists, government liaisons, artists, and entrepreneurs.
Partnering with organizations like the International Women's Media Foundation, Upworthy, and various veterans groups in the Los Angeles area, the fundraiser aims to rescue individuals who are considered "high-value targets" and "who otherwise have no chance of survival in the Taliban-occupied Kabul" and relocate them to countries outside of the US, according to the campaign's GoFundMe page. Marcus's GoFundMe raised $800 thousand in its first two hours, and now––having been up for less than a week––Marcus's campaign titled "Flyaway: Emergency Afghan Rescue Mission" is the largest humanitarian effort in the crowdfunding platform's history. Tommy Marcus operator of the popular meme page on Instagram, raised over $6.7 million to conduct an emergency flight rescue for people in Afghanistan.
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